SNCB has changed its approach to open data and is now making more of its transportation data available for free use under contracts. Currently, scheduled timetable data is available in GTFS format since 2015, with over 270 contract requests received and 24 signed. Real-time GTFS data will be available from March 2017. SNCB is also exploring making other types of transportation data openly available and promoting apps and services created using its open data.

1. #OpenData SNCB
Arnaud Wattiez
Systems & Digital Innovation Manager
arnaud.Wattiez@b-rail.be
@awattiez

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In the past SNCB was not always open to the concept
of Open Data or data sharing
16 / 06 / 2010
“Een student informatica, Yeri Tiete,
had eind 2008 het ingenieuze idee
om een mobiel platform te
ontwikkelen voor treinreizigers met
een iPhone. Deze week kreeg hij het
bericht van NMBS, dat net zelf een
iPhone-applicatie heeft uitgebracht,
onmiddellijk te stoppen met zijn
platform.”

3. We have changed…
# New Commercial Strategy
# B-Open
# Digital Innovations
# Open Data
# Help you innovate with our data

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Availability of scheduled timetables (planned data)
• Available on SNCB website since 22/09/2015
• Format used is GTFS Standard (General Transit
Feed Specifications)
• For free but requires the signature of a contract with
SNCB
• Already 270 contract requests since 22/09/2015
(major players, startups, institutions, individuals)
• 24 contracts were signed
• 246 awaiting reception from the third party
Current Open data initiative within SNCB

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Introducing Real Time GTFS…
• Final tests Phase
• Available on SNCB website from March 2017
• Format used is GTFS Real Time
• License
• Own license
• For free but requires the signature of a contract
with SNCB
• Distribution through API’s is welcome 
Current Open data initiative within SNCB

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What’s next?
• Promotion of your creations on our websites
- detrain.be
- vananaarbeter.be
• Other types of data
Current Open data initiative within SNCB